Northwest Georgia
The latest Northwest Georgia coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Local section.
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Cohutta council members vote to reinstate police department. No action taken on mayor
Cohutta, Georgia, Town Council members voted to reinstate the Police Department and all officers at an emergency meeting Friday afternoon.
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Ribbon cut on $8.1M road rehab project at Chickamauga Battlefield
The completion of $8.1 million in restorative work on roads dating to at least 1863 in the 5,300-acre Georgia portion of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park was celebrated with a ribbon-cutting Friday at Brotherton Cabin.
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Georgia officials knew chemicals from carpet mills were polluting local water. The people did not
State officials knew nearly two decades ago that toxic chemicals called PFAS were spreading from the carpet mills of northwest Georgia into rivers that are the region's main source of drinking water. Local residents did not know.
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Northwest Georgia student in ICE custody after traffic stop
A 19-year-old Northwest Georgia student is in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody following an arrest late last week for allegedly driving without a license.
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Cohutta council members plan to ask mayor to step down and reinstate police
In the most recent development of Cohutta's small town drama, three members of the Town Council have scheduled an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the removal of Mayor Ron Shinnick and the reinstatement of the Cohutta Police Department, according to a flyer posted to Cohutta City Hall.
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Officers fired as Cohutta Police Department dissolved by mayor
As of 8:30 Wednesday, the Cohutta Police Department was dissolved and all officers fired, according to former Police Chief Greg Fowler.
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Governor signs off on literacy push, ban on cell phones in Georgia high schools
A major initiative to boost childhood literacy and a ban on cell phones in high school classrooms were among a suite of new Georgia education bills signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Brian Kemp.
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Southern researchers warn of threats — to humans and native plants — from little-known ant
Researchers in the South want people to know about an invasive ant species whose painful sting can cause fatal anaphylaxis in some people — and disrupt local ecologies as well.
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Justice Department can keep 2020 election ballots seized from Georgia’s Fulton County, judge rules
The federal government doesn't have to return the 2020 election ballots from Georgia's Fulton County that were seized by the FBI from a warehouse near Atlanta, a judge ruled Wednesday.
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Nightclub in Dalton has alcohol license revoked for 60 months by City Council
The Dalton City Council voted 4-0 to revoke Dejavu Social Club's alcohol license for 60 months following a three-hour hearing in front of the Public Safety Commission at the end of April.
